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Church Picnic - thanks Milbrulong for hosting a great day.

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Sunday 24th August has been in our thoughts for several weeks as we waited for the chance to enjoy a good old-fashioned church picnic. The day rolled around sunny and warm and perfect for the occasion which began with a full church at Milbrulong (even a few in the upstairs choir stall) as this photo shows. After service it was down to the Milbrulong Hall and Recreation area for fellowship and games. You can see from the faces in the photos that a good time was had by all. For the adults it was a game of trying to take as many pegs off the line with only one hand which captured all the attention. Out two winners (pictured below) managed a very creditable handful of 16 pegs to grab the title. Well done!!  Plenty of others had a try as well with mixed success. Thanks to the Milbrulong Team who organised a wonderful day. I hope our smiles tell you that we all enjoyed it immensely. And our report would not be complete

Fellowship Morning Tea - 14th August

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A wonderful fellowship morning tea was held at Bethlehem on Thursday 14th. All ages were present as seen in this photo of Linda Klimpsch and Stephanie Kleidon the oldest and youngest attendees. Guest speakers Narelle and Wayne shared with the gathered crowd on their areas of expertise. Wayne from the CSU Regional Archives shared stories of Wagga's history including information on the early entertainment venue "Dixieland". He also had insights into several colourful Wagga identities including Messrs Thompson and Willan. Among the stories were several which included reports of attempts to horsewhip the local newspaper editor! Narelle shared her passion for pottery and led the group in a devotion based on the biblical picture of God the potter and how he works in our lives. The theme verse was from Isaiah and reads "But now O Lord, you are our Father - we are the clay and you are our potter. And all of us are the work of your hands." The devoti

Pastor test drives possible new pulpit model!

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Pastor Mike sees whether the scissor lift will serve as an alternative pulpit  but discovers it to be a little rocky for fiery preaching. The Renovation Work Continues... Working Bees were held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week to continue the renovation work happening at Bethlehem. The ceiling has been fixed with the scissor-lift proving a perfect piece of equipment for this work. After a few lessons the crew were in and out amongst the pews with great skill. In addition to this ceiling repair a start has been made on preparing for recarpeting with the stairs to the loft having the carpet removed and a clean up of the loft area being undertaken. Cabling to the data projector has been replaced and upgraded, cabling for the sound system run from front to back and all flouros in the ceiling lights replaced. There was a need to move a number of pews out of the way of the scissor-lift and we discovered many pieces of old chewing gum!! These have been sent for DNA